Improved sash-supporter



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. VAN HOESEN, OF SAIIGER'IIES, NEW YORK.

IMPRVED sAsH-SUPPORTER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,322, dated-September 25, 1866.

thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

Figures 1, 2, and 3 are vertical sectional views of a window sash andframe with my invention applied. Fig. 4represents in detail the ball androller, together with the locking,

pin, hereinafter referred to.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts in theseveral figures.

This invention relates to a novel method of employing a locking pinl orbolt in connection with a supporting roller or ball, which is composedof rubber or other suitable material, and arranged within an inclinedrecess in the sash, as will be presently explained in detail.

The sash being closed, the bolt is pushed in through the incline overthe roller, entering the frame in such a manner as to lock it securely.Now, if you desire to raise the sash, you start out the bolt far enoughto allowr the sash to work free up or down then raise the same Vto theplace you desire, pull the bolt, and it allows the roller to pressitself up on the incline between the sash and frame, and thus cause abind suicient to hold the same where desired; and furthermore, in orderto lock the sash at any point when up, press down on the same and pushin the bolt under the roller, or otherwise causing it to be secure.Then, in order to close the sash, start out the bolt, at the same timeraise up the sash a little, which causes the roller to pass to the lowerpart of the incline; then push in the bolt over the roller which holdsthe same, so as to allow the sash to move up or down with ease. lVhenthe sash is down push in the bolt, so as to lock it securely, as before.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to de-V scribe its construction and operation.

A is the ball, situated in t-heinclined recess B under the bolt C inFig. l, which represents the sash D closed and locked by the bolt Cpassing through the same into the frame E.

Fig. 2 shows the sash D in a raised position, with the bolt C pulledout, so as to allow the ball A to press up into the incline Bsufficiently to cause a bind between the sash D and frame E, and holdthe same in position.

Fig. 3 shows the sash D locked in a raised position, as follows: Theabove-named sash being raised and suspended, asl in Fig. .2, you thenpress down on the same enough to allow the bolt G to be pushed in underthe ball A, as represented in Fig. 3, thus locking it securely whereplaced. Furthermore, in order to lower the sash, pull the bolt, asin\Fig. 2, at the saine time raising the sash enough to cause the rollerto pass down in lower part of the inoline B; then push in the bolt (l,which holds the ball Ain the proper position and prevents it causing abind as before, thus allowing' the sash to work up or down with ease.When the sash is down, as shown in Fig. 1, push the bolt C into theframe E, and it is secure.

Fig. 4 shows the most desirable forms ofthe ball or roller and pin (l,the incliue'being generally made on or in the edge of the sash in theform of a groove or recess.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

The loose bolt or pin C, arranged, relatively with the inclined recessB, in the manner described, and employed, in combination with a ball orroller, A, for the purpose of locking and sustaining a window-sash, asherein explained.

WILLIAM S. VAN HOESEN. Witnesses:

D. V. N. HOTALING, E. A. PRESTON. i

